Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-03-18
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The X. OF L. have a cooperative
store in successful operation at Taco
ma.
No ground being anywhere near at
Tunnel City, the remains of Geo. Gil
more were laid away in the snow.
The Whatcom sawmill, which has
been idle for year or more. has been
leased by Stetson & Post of Seattle.
Tunnel city has been rechristened
Martin by the railroad people. The
name was derived from Martin creek,
which runs near by.
Delegate Voorhees, expects to re-
main in Washington two or three
weeks, and then return to this Terri
| tory. His intention is 10 spend the
Summer quietly at home in Colfax.
The idea OF holding a grand Terri
torial Fourth Of July celebration on
the switch-back. where Eastern and
Western Washington can meet and
" hooper up, is gaining many advo-
Gates.
The sub-contractor, named Richie,
on the mail route between Olympia
and Montesano, skipped last week for
parts unknown. leaving numerous
creditors to mourn his untimely de-
parture.
The Department OF Agriculture esti-
mates the live stock interests of this
Territory a. follows: Horses, $4,000
mules. ,231: milch cows, 60 600; oxen
and other cattle. 10000; sheep, 5J0,-
90, and hogs. 10000.
The Seattle Star SAYS that an ex-
press company will at once be formed
TO operate between Seattle, Whatcom,
LaConner, Snohomish and all other
points on the Sound that have been
deprived of express facilities by the
withdrawal of Wells, Fargo & Co.
A call for the organization OF a reg
ular spiritual congregation or church
has been issued for the purpose OF
electing officers, etc, and arranging
for regular. practical work, at Tacoma.
There are said to he a large number OF
believers and inquirers into this pecu-
liar faith in that city.
| The new Territory of Columbia, to
be formed out of the Idaho Panhandle
and Eastern Washington, will have a
big boom. 1t embraces the richest
mining section OF Idaho, including the
Ceur d'Alene mines, and the best ag-
ricultural portion OF Eastern Wash
ington. The capital question will
probably lie between Spokane and
Walla Walla.
Walter ]. Reed proposes to organize
a company this Summer to sink well
fo- natural gas near Gle Elum. He
believes that not only gas but paying
oil wells will be found there. Last
year, when the coal company was sink
ing their diamond drills at a distance
OF about two miles from Cle-Elum
they struck gas when only down about
three hundred feet. In the hurry TO
grasp the black diamond lands they
abandoned the gas well but later on
utilized it to furnish the light neces-
sary for the prospecting in that vicin-
ity at night time. Mr.. Reed says that
the formation of the country is similar
to that of the gas and oil Lands OF
Pennsylvania.
The Oysterville Journal, of the 10th
says Several weeks since there
passed through this county from
Gray's Harbor, a man by the name Of
Bartholomew, representative OF q
Philadelphia milling and numbering
company, who had been sent to the
Territory to seek field for investing
some $2,5O0,OOO. The Journal learns
that he purchased $4,000 worth oi
timber land in the Territory, divided
between Whatcom county and Gray's
Harbor. At both places sawmil
will be built this season. At the latter
place a location has been secured or
Elliot's slough, near Aberdeen, anC
work will be commenced upon a mil
as soon as practical Mr.. Barthole
} NEW has gone to San Francisco, anC
will return about June to look owe
this county and examine our .timbe
resources, with view of erecting ,
sawmill of large capacity. He claims
that his company wish to invest il
any enterprise that presents ITSELF"
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